Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Love it, Thaeris

A small contribution


Wawick, circa 1820 (still have to fix these scales...)
(But then again, the previous owner did love stub tails, the whole set was comprised of 5 rasors marked I to V, this one is V , I also have III and IIII )




The old Frenchie, thin blade, and believe it or not, bone scales in one piece.


This one is set for restoration soon : early Dumas Ainé

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Zak, weren't you waiting for some oldies from Germany ?

I have a few of these as well. The key word is verified, we're still not sure what to make of those.

I do have a William Warburton with a LISBON mark. Assuming the mark passed on to Thomas, it would have to be before Thomas was producing razors I would think.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

A friend of mine got this one :



(Yes, I know.. I tried but he doesn't want to sell it..)

Zak, weren't you waiting for some oldies from Germany ?

What's the tang stamp say?

It looks like HAGUE, which would actually make it a Sheffield razor: Staniforth, Parkin & Co.

VAGUE I think.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

VAGUE I think.

Oh, yeah! That looks like VAGUE alright. Which is definitely NOT one of the Sheffield makers.

Also, because I am still waking up, my brain didn't register what you were asking.]

Here are the ones I thought were from Germany:



The one on the bottom is a standard 7/8 Sheffield for size reference.



They don't seem to be tempered, or to have been honed, and there's been kind of a lot of these running around on eBay. My current guess about them is that they were Victorian-era stage props, patterned after real 12-15th century razors. But research on them is at an impasse.

I'm more of an 18th Century Material Culture guy than a razor guy per se, but would love to find as much information as I can regarding razors dating before 1790. You guys might find these French illustrations of interest. Aplogies to all if they're old news. First two are from 1769, third is 1727 and last is 1772

Originally Posted by Hineighbor

I'm more of an 18th Century Material Culture guy than a razor guy per se, but would love to find as much information as I can regarding razors dating before 1790. You guys might find these French illustrations of interest. Aplogies to all if they're old news. First two are from 1769, third is 1727 and last is 1772

I have a French no tail just like that. I have been wondering about the date, thanks for the information. I'll post so you can have a look.

Originally Posted by Hineighbor

I'm more of an 18th Century Material Culture guy than a razor guy per se, but would love to find as much information as I can regarding razors dating before 1790. You guys might find these French illustrations of interest. Aplogies to all if they're old news. First two are from 1769, third is 1727 and last is 1772

Here is the one

In France the razors without tail have been produced almost up to the end of the XIX°, they have called "rasoir pour perruquier" (razors for wig-maker).